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minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoI mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to… … it’s poop, isn’t it.
minus-squareNomad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoNew World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat doesn’t fit the meme at all. I want to file a complaint.
I mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to…
… it’s poop, isn’t it.
New World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)
That doesn’t fit the meme at all. I want to file a complaint.